2018 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards: Winners

The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are presented by the Independent Publisher and Jenkins Group to honour North America's best children’s books, authors and illustrators. These selections celebrate "youthful curiosity, discovery and learning through books and reading." In 42 categories (with an additional 5 Spirit Awards), these children's books represent the publishing efforts of main-stream publishers as well as small presses, and even those of self-publishers.

Recently the 2018 Moonbeam Children's Book Award winners were announced and we'd like to offer our congratulations to our Canadian authors, illustrators and publishers who were awarded Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. They include the following titles in four different categories:




Moonbeam Spirit Award: Exploration

Be Prepared! The Frankie MacDonald Guide to Life, the Weather, and Everything
Written by Frankie MacDonald and Sarah Sawler
Nimbus Publishing






Moonbeam Award Print Categories

Boardbook/Cloth Book:  GOLD

One Eagle Soaring
Art by Roy Henry Vickers
Text by Robert Budd
Harbour Publishing
Review here





Children's Poetry: GOLD

The Wolf is Back
Written by Robert Priest
Illustrated by Joan Krygsman
Wolsak and Wynn Publishers







Non-Fiction Chapter Books: BRONZE

Dark Matters: Nature’s Reaction to Light Pollution
Written by Joan Marie Galat
Red Deer Press

2016 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards: Winners announced

The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are presented by the Independent Publisher and Jenkins Group to honour North America's best children’s books, authors and illustrators. These selections celebrate "youthful curiosity, discovery and learning through books and reading." In 38 categories (with an additional 4 Spirit Awards), these children's books represent the publishing efforts of main-stream publishers as well as small presses, and even those of self-publishers.

Today, the Moonbeam Children's Book Award winners were announced and we'd like to offer our congratulations to our Canadian authors, illustrators and publishers who were awarded Moonbeam Children's Book Awards for 2016. They include the following three awards:



Pre-teen Fiction: Fantasy

BRONZE

The Griffin of Darkwood
by Becky Citra
Coteau Books













Young Adult Fiction: Fantasy/Sci-Fi

SILVER 

Gatekeeper
by Natasha Deen
Great Plains Teen Fiction

Young Adult Fiction: Historical/Cultural

GOLD

Convictions
by Judith Silverthorne
Coteau Books

2014 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards: Winners announced

The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are presented by the Independent Publisher and Jenkins Group to honour North America's best children’s books, authors and illustrators. As their logo states, these selections celebrate "youthful curiosity, discovery and learning through books and reading." In 38 categories (with an additional 4 Spirit Awards), these children's books represent the publishing efforts of main-stream publishers as well as small presses, and even those of self-publishers.

Recently, the Moonbeam Children's Book Award winners were announced and we'd like to offer our congratulations to our Canadian authors, illustrators and publishers who were awarded Moonbeam Children's Book Awards for 2014. They include the following six awards:



Pre-teen Fiction: General

GOLD

Red River Raging
(Disaster Strikes! Book 8)
by Penny Draper
Coteau









Pre-teen Fiction: Historical/Cultural

SILVER

Red Wolf
by Jennifer Dance
Dundurn











Young Adult Fiction: Fantasy/Sci-Fi

GOLD (tie)

The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim
by E. K. Johnston
Carolrhoda Lab

Young Adult Fiction: Historical/Cultural

SILVER

Morven and the Horse Clan
by Luanne Armstrong
Great Plains Teen Fiction







BRONZE (tie)

The Comic Book War
by Jacqueline Guest
Coteau Books











Young Adult Fiction: Mature Issues

SILVER

Jamie's Got a Gun
by Gail Sidonie Sobat and Spyder Yardley-Jones
Great Plains Teen Fiction











Best Illustrator

SILVER

Jason Doll
for
Would Someone Please Answer the Parrot!
Written by Beryl Young
Peanut Butter Press

2013 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards: Winners announced

The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are presented by the Independent Publisher to honour North America's best children’s books, authors and illustrators. As their logo states, these selections celebrate "youthful curiosity, discovery and learning through books and reading." In 38 categories (with an additional 5 Spirit Awards), these children's books represent the publishing efforts of main-stream publishers as well as small presses, and even those of self-publishers.

Recently, the Moonbeam Children's Book Award winners were announced.  From over 1200 entries, 165 winners were selected, representing 35 states,  five provinces, and 7 countries overseas.

Congratulations to our Canadian authors, illustrators and publishers who were awarded Moonbeam Children's Book Awards for 2013. They include the following four titles:



Pre-teen Fiction: Fantasy

GOLD
Shade & Sorceress: The Last Days of Tian Di Book 1

by Catherine Egan 

Coteau

My review





Pre-teen Fiction: Historical/Cultural

GOLD
Taking the Reins
by Dayle Campbell Gaetz
Coteau









Young Adult Fiction: General

GOLD
The Silent Summer of Kyle McGinley

by Jan Andrews 

Great Plains Teen Fiction

My review






Young Adult Fiction: Historical/Cultural

GOLD
Violins of Autumn
by Amy McAuley
Walker Publishing

Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2012

The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are presented by the Independent Publisher to honour North America's best children’s books, authors and illustrators. As their logo states, these selections celebrate "youthful curiosity, discovery and learning through books and reading." In 38 categories (with an additional 5 Spirit Awards), these children's books represent the publishing efforts of main-stream publishers as well as small presses, and even those of self-publishers.

On October 3, 4 and 5, 2012, the Moonbeam Children's Book Award winners were announced.

Congratulations to our Canadian authors, illustrators and publishers who were awarded Moonbeam Children's Book Awards for 2012. They include the following titles in twelve different categories:


Picture Book: Preschool
GOLD
Picture My Day
by Séverine Cordier
Illustrated by Cynthia Lacroix 
(Owlkids Books)








Picture Book: Ages 4-8
GOLD
Little Lamb, Have You Any Wool? 
by Isabel Minhós Martins
Illustrated by Yara Kono
Translated by Maureen de Sousa
(Owlkids Books)






Pre-teen Fiction: General

GOLD
Run Marco Run 
by Norma Charles 
(Ronsdale Press)

My review







Pre-teen Fiction: Historical/Cultural

GOLD
Outcasts of River Falls
by Jacqueline Guest
(Coteau Books for Kids)

SILVER
Day of the Cyclone (Disaster Strikes #7)
by Penny Draper
(Coteau Books for Kids) 

 







Young Adult Fiction: General

GOLD
The Green-Eyed Queen of Suicide City 
by Kevin Marc Fournier
(Great Plains Teen Fiction)








Young Adult Fiction: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
GOLD
Edge of Time 
by Susan M. MacDonald 
(Breakwater Books)









Young Adult Fiction: Historical/Cultural

BRONZE
Freedom Bound 
by Jean Rae Baxter
(Ronsdale Press)









Young Adult Fiction: Mature Issues
GOLD
How to Tend a Grave 
by Jocelyn Shipley
(Great Plains Teen Fiction)

My review

BRONZE (tie) 
Girl Fight
by Faye Harnest
(James Lorimer & Company Ltd.)










Children's Poetry

BRONZE
And the Crowd Goes Wild! A Global Gathering of Sports Poems
Edited by Carol-Ann Hoyte  and Heidi Bee Roemer
Illustrated by Kevin Sylvester
(FriesenPress)

My review





Religion/Spirituality 
SILVER (tie) 
Beliefs & Religions Around the World 
by Judy Kirton
Illustrated by Val Lawton
(Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing)








Health Issues

SILVER (tie)
The Gathering Tree
 by Larry Loyie with Constance Brissenden
Illustrated by Heather D. Holmlund
(Theytus Books)









 Mind-Body-Spirit/Self-Esteem
BRONZE (tie) 
Bee Yourself
by Kerry Sather
Illustrated by David Mark
(Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing)